9.9% ▲ +78.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Miles · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Miles
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Few changes have occurred in the cultural makeup of Miles over the last decade. The area remains strongly rooted in its heritage, with 76.3% of people born in Australia and a very high proportion of residents claiming English, Scottish or Irish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 42.3% and 34.0%, while Scottish, Irish and German backgrounds are also common.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national rate of 27.7%. Beside Australia, the most common birthplaces are the Philippines, India, New Zealand and South Africa.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Miles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31833/miles/topic/ancestry-heritage